IP Library Granted Patent US 10,582,344
Granted Patent B2
US 10,582,344 · App. 16/148,149 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

Terminal devices, information processing methods, and computer readable storage mediums

Inventor: Kenichi Sugimoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: LINE Corporation
H04W4/08H04W4/80H04W8/186H04W76/15H04W8/005H04W88/04
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Patent No.
US 10,582,344
App. No.
16/148,149
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal device includes at least one processor and a transceiver. The at least one processor is configured to execute computer readable instructions to generate a list of a plurality of other terminal devices located within a threshold range from the terminal device via short-range wireless communication. The transceiver is configured to transmit, in response to selection of a set of terminal devices from among the plurality of other terminal devices included in the list, a request to establish an association with users corresponding to terminal devices in the selected set of terminal devices.

Claims (46)

1. A messaging system comprising:

a messaging server including

a memory configured to store computer readable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to cause the messaging server to

generate a group relationship table based on a received group relationship registration request from a first terminal device, the group relationship registration request including a user identifier associated with the first terminal device and a user identifier of at least one second terminal device, the group relationship table being indicative of an association between the first terminal device and the at least one second terminal device,

register the group relationship table in a group relationship database,

send an agreement request to the at least one second terminal device, the agreement request including a group identifier associated with the group relationship table and user identifiers stored in the group relationship table, and

update the group relationship table based on an agreement response received from the at least one second terminal device, the agreement response indicating whether the at least one second terminal device has agreed to be associated with the first terminal device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the messaging server further comprises:

a transceiver configured to

receive the group relationship registration request from the first terminal device;

transmit a group relationship registration notification to the first terminal device in response to generation of the group relationship table by the at least one processor;

transmit the agreement request to the at least one second terminal device, the agreement request requesting to associate the at least one second terminal device with the first terminal device; and

receive the agreement response from the at least one second terminal device.

3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

the at least one second terminal device including

a transceiver configured to

receive the agreement request from the messaging server, and

transmit the agreement response to the messaging server; and

at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions to determine whether to accept the agreement request to associate the at least one second terminal device with the first terminal device in response to the agreement request from the messaging server.

4. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

the first terminal device including

at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions to generate a list of a plurality of other terminal devices located within a threshold range from the first terminal device via short-range wireless communication, the plurality of other terminal devices including the at least one second terminal device; and

a transceiver configured to transmit, in response to selection of a set of terminal devices from among the plurality of other terminal devices included in the list, the group relationship registration request to the messaging server, the set of terminal devices including the at least one second terminal device.

5. A messaging system comprising:

a messaging server including

a memory configured to store computer readable instructions;

at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to cause the messaging server to

generate a group relationship table based on a received group relationship registration request from a first terminal device, the group relationship registration request including a user identifier associated with the first terminal device and a user identifier of at least one second terminal device, the group relationship table being indicative of an association between the first terminal device and the at least one second terminal device,

register the group relationship table in a group relationship database, and

update the group relationship table based on an agreement response received from the at least one second terminal device, the agreement response indicating whether the at least one second terminal device has agreed to be associated with the first terminal device; and

a transceiver configured to

receive the group relationship registration request from the first terminal device,

transmit a group relationship registration notification to the first terminal device in response to generation of the group relationship table by the at least one processor,

transmit an agreement request to the at least one second terminal device, the agreement request including a group identifier associated with the group relationship table and user identifiers stored in the group relationship table, and the agreement request requesting to associate the at least one second terminal device with the first terminal device, and

receive the agreement response from the at least one second terminal device.

6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:

the at least one second terminal device including

a transceiver configured to

receive the agreement request from the messaging server, and

transmit the agreement response to the messaging server; and

at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions to determine whether to accept the agreement request to associate the at least one second terminal device with the first terminal device in response to the agreement request from the messaging server.

7. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:

the first terminal device including

at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions to generate a list of a plurality of other terminal devices located within a threshold range from the first terminal device via short-range wireless communication, the plurality of other terminal devices including the at least one second terminal device; and

a transceiver configured to transmit, in response to selection of a set of terminal devices from among the plurality of other terminal devices included in the list, the group relationship registration request to the messaging server, the set of terminal devices including the at least one second terminal device.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2024
From: Z INTERMEDIATE GLOBAL CORPORATION
To: LY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067096/0431 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: Z INTERMEDIATE GLOBAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067069/0467 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE CITY SHOULD BE SPELLED AS TOKYO PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058597 FRAME: 0141. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062401/0328 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE ASSIGNEES CITY IN THE ADDRESS SHOULD BE TOKYO, JAPAN PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058597 FRAME: 0303. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062401/0490 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058597/0141 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058597/0303 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-074149 · Mar 31, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 14837748 · Aug 27, 2015
Related Publication 20190037364A1 · Jan 31, 2019